Monthly Archives: December 2012

Angels Unawares

In the event blog readers were unaware, this week’s unstated theme has been “making it through the holidays gracefully.” There were some pictures of simple decorations, ideas on how to stay energized and composed, and even some clever hostess gifties. … Continue reading

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A Few More Hostess Gifties

After I finished yesterday’s blog post, I remembered a few other possible hostess gifties. Garlic and some saved Calendula seeds. It’s local, practical, and it won’t end up in a landfill. Sure enough.

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Hostess Gifties

I’ve been invited to a “Holiday Open House” on Sunday afternoon.  In the never-ending Jeep swerve which is my current life, I will find myself on the road south to a lovely zip code somewhere near Boston.  The conversation will … Continue reading

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A Little Holiday “Yay!”

It’s hard to believe that more than a month has gone by since my 30th class reunion. What’s even harder to believe is that I didn’t write a blog post about it sooner. The event was wonderful in almost every … Continue reading

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Helen’s Got the Christmas Spirit

One of my favorite December movies (besides Holiday Inn) is The Homecoming: A Christmas Story.  This was a made for television movie first broadcast on December 19, 1971 as a pilot for the long-running popular television show The Waltons.  I … Continue reading

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Another Simple Sunday

It snowed on Saturday. It’s not quite a winter wonderland, but I’ll take it.

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